Dean wants African-American music museum in old convention center

3:58 PM,
Jul. 11, 2013

Written by

Joey Garrison
The Tennessean

As Metro looks for a developer to re-purpose Nashville's old convention center, Mayor Karl Dean's administration is committed to locating the city's future National Museum of African-American Music in the revamped facility.

The Tennessean reported in March that organizers behind the long-discussed museum, which has struggled to raise funds from the beginning, covet the Nashville Convention Center for their new facility.

Metro this summer plans to issue a request for proposals in search of a developer to create a redevelopment master plan for the old center, opting for a ...